Bingley’s Blushing Cheeks Shimmer Blush by Crow & Pebble. A warm rosy pink blush with a flash of cool pink shimmer. Ingredients: Starch, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Kaolin Clay May Contain: Red 21, Iron Oxides, Ultramarines, Silica, Tin Oxide This themed collection was a marvellous way to get reacquainted with several scent artists and try some new ones I have been dying to visit while also seeing (and smelling) what creative blends the indie world could fashion and present from a treasured subject and novel. Crow & Pebble has been on my list to sample for quite some time but I must admit I don't wear a lot of makeup and only stay in the realm of neutrals with an occasional pop of light gold, purple, blue or green when the mood strikes. Saying that, one of the various surprises dubbed Bingley's Blushing Cheeks from this box seemed to be made for me as the coral pink with shimmer was very easy to apply and added just the right amount of colour to my pale cheeks creating either a light blushed (a look I wore most to the workplace setting) or a slightly flushed look which seemed determined by 1 to 2 layers. I also used a tiny bit at the corners of my eyes which showed off the shimmer in the light at different angles. For the attached photo I went with more of a historically inspired look. If you notice paintings commissioned during the early 19th century, the models had more of flushed appearance such as one which would have bloomed from a long walk (now who do we know we loved long walks and had a healthy exercised appearance when she went to visit Netherfield on a serious errand?). A perfect peachy coral pink that fits right into the Regency theme and now has a permanent place on my vanity. Jane’s Rosepetal Lips Lip Color by Sihaya and Company. A soft rouge pink with subtle shimmer meant to impart the perfect rosy glow at your next candle-lit ball. This tint is perfumed with a delicate red velvet fragrance. Ingredients: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cetyl Stearyl Alcohol, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Beeswax, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Lipids, Lauryl Laurate, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Red 21, Red 33, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Oxide, Fragrance. Speaking of securing a permanent place on my antique vanity table this gorgeous light rouge rose (with an undertone of blue) lip color by Sihaya and Company was another wonderful surprise from the first application and continues to be one I grab for this winter season. I usually wear liquid lip rouges and although natural-looking (creating a freshly bitten look) and entertaining to apply and see in the mirror, they can sadly be overly drying (perhaps more suited for myself during the warmer months I'm finding out), not so with Jane's Rosepetal Lips, this lip color is moisturizing without leaving an untoward mess or any excess around the corners of my lips and only delivers a soft natural look. I'm also happy to jot down, not one breakout from this formula and it's very forgiving around the upper lip when you try to get every spot. Two light applications are all I need to achieve my preferred level of colour. For scent, I get a lovely hint of vanilla and yes it tastes as delightful as it smells without resembling something meant for a child. Sharing Notes of Interest: I mentioned above that Bingley's Blushing Cheeks was the perfect shade of light coral pink with peach undertones and the reason I said it fits so well into a Regency theme is because coral was the jewellery of choice during that era. It may have stemmed from the generation being fascinated by the sea and all its curious inhabitants, coral's believed attachment to providing protection for the wearer (especially for children) or that the late 18th and early 19th centuries saw some amazing discoveries attached to vast oceans and that all funnelled down to fashion of that day but whatever the reason it's hard to not see a painting of a lady of distinction decked out in a strand of brightly coloured coral beads or having a piece of coral peeking out of her jewellery cache in different depictions of scenes of every day life. Although difficult to locate today because coral was so easily destroyed by perfumes and casual wear, many beautiful pieces have been lost to time. If you are lucky enough to come across a real piece at an Antique fair or notice one in a shop, you have found a true treasure from an era of romanticism and progression and if that piece you hold could only talk. When it came to makeup during the Regency era, women rarely wore any and if they did it was a well-kept secret. The fashion of the day was displaying their natural given beauty but you can clearly tell women (and men) wore a bit of rouge in different paintings as they are almost always depicted in drawings (and in even fairy tale illustrations) with bright cheeks and it wasn't uncommon for them to use crushed pearls to achieve a pale glowing appearance (lead paint was out of fashion and it was frowned upon to appear anywhere with a "plastered or painted appearance"). Charcoal or household spices were used to colour the eyebrows and crushed roses from the garden were also incorporated into a beauty regime. Recipes for these homemade beauty products could be found throughout magazines as well in etiquette and housekeeping books. Many of these recipes remain and make a fascinating night of reading if you come across them. |
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